Full time workers, when do you go to the gym?

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  • MrsSenecal
    MrsSenecal Posts: 312 Member
    I work 4pm-12am. I go before work. When I worked 8am-4pm I would go before work or after work whichever worked into my day.
  • getitamb
    getitamb Posts: 2,019 Member
    I have two jobs and it's really hard. I go to certain scheduled classes. Like zumb on TUES, thurs, and friday. Other than that, lunch breaks or early in the morning.
  • RonnieLodge
    RonnieLodge Posts: 665 Member
    I don't go to the gym anymore, but when I did, it was before everyone woke up, I'd be back home before 7, get ready for work and go. Now, I still do my home workouts and/or yoga studio before everyone wakes up. Best way for me to start the day, and I feel like I rock it when I realize it's 7am on Monday, and I've finished my workout before everyone wakes and I have to leave for work.

    Pretty much ^this^. If I don't work out first thing, it seldom happens.

    I would go first thing in the morning before going to the office.

    Decided to ditch the gym and do Jillian Michaels DVDs at home earlier this year which is even better!

    Still getting up at 5.30am (I do have a caffeine tablet & glass of water on the bedside table to help get me up on winter mornings). After a couple of weeks I got so used to it I still do it on the weekends!
  • 04hoopsgal73
    04hoopsgal73 Posts: 892 Member
    When I worked outside the home I went directly from the work place. Dinner prep
    all done the evening before and the morning of that day. Now I work from home and go
    first thing in the morning after breakfast or am snack.

    Hubby respected my need then and does now. He hasn’t worked out since he left the Army -LOL! :laugh:
  • ahmadfahmy
    ahmadfahmy Posts: 214 Member
    after work..usually around 7-8pm
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,947 Member
    My gym is a 10 minute walk from home. I work 9-6 and it takes almost an hour to get home. I workout after work 7-8 or 8:30, 6 da6s a week. Happily the hubby tolerates getting dinner at 9-9:30 on weekdays. I reserve longer workouts for the weekends (say, cardio +legs or cardio+chest+delts).
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I leave my house at 5 am to get there at 5:30 and I'm done by 6:30 am. Shift starts at 7 am so I have it timed down to the minute I have to leave the gym at the latest. My shifts go from 12-14+ hr and then the commute home; going after is not the better option for me so I suck it up and go in the morning. I've gotten use to it and actually love bc no one bothers me bc there is no one there! Am I a morning person? Far from it. Was I happy it came down to this? No but you do what you have to do, no excuses.
    You sound like me. I'm not much of a morning person, but this is the best time for me to work out!
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    I go during lunch to our local gym three days a week, and I do martial arts two nights a week.
  • crystalmoon_60
    crystalmoon_60 Posts: 3
    I work full time and find that in the mornings I can't drag myself up to go exercise. I like going after work. I aquacize 3 times a week and try to work out at home on alternating days. But if I sit down as soon as I get home I find that I am not likely to finish a workout after I relax.
  • bluenoserinbc
    bluenoserinbc Posts: 12
    I go at 7pm not a morning person so before work is out of question ..... it is determination and guilt that drives me! And I feel great afterwards
  • Megan101792
    Megan101792 Posts: 3,194 Member
    I try to work out at about midnight when I get off work.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I am not getting any less sleep than I already do - so evening for me.
  • aditisub
    aditisub Posts: 1
    I go at about 6.30pm. I used to pack my gym clothes with me and go straight after work. But now that I go with a friend, we rely on eachother and make sure we go every day. So now I get home at 6, relax a little and then head over to the gym..

    Y0u should essentially find the right timing for you. If your partner leaves at 5am I guess he comes home pretty early. That way he can look after your little boy while you're gymming right after work.

    At first its really tiring, but once you get into your routine its well worth it :)
  • SmangeDiggs
    SmangeDiggs Posts: 238 Member
    This is one of the benefits of shift work, i either go before or after work depending on weather im on an afternoon or early. The only time i have difficulty is when im on a 12hour shift...i've accepted that i probably wont go when on a 12. Night shift takes a lot of self motivating to get there as well but i usually manage it.
  • mperrott2205
    mperrott2205 Posts: 737 Member
    I get up at 5 and I'm at the gym by 5:15. No excuses people :)
  • Liberator7
    Liberator7 Posts: 1
    Pretty much can only do three sessions a week. Early in the week get to work early by 7:00 and go for a run to be back at 8:00 to use the office shower and start the day. Thursday morning have a 6:15 to 7:00 circuit training sessions, and either Tuesday/Wednesday or Friday go to the gym or short run at lunch. It isn't a lot, but it's something.
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    After work. I work nights 11pm-7am. I go straight to the gym after work.
  • mazdauk
    mazdauk Posts: 1,380 Member
    I never go to a gym - I know I'd find excuses not to go so I just don't go and save the money for new clothes :bigsmile:

    What I DO do, though, is this:
    6.00am - wake up, have a cup of tea
    6.45am - DVD workout (20-25 mins)
    7.15am washed and dressed, then breakfast
    8.00am walk to work (15 mins)
    12.30pm - lunchtime walk (20-25 mins)
    4.30 - walk home (15 mins)
    5pm - evening workout - (30-50 mins) - another DVD with aerobics and/or toning, or some Wii Zumba 2.

    On a Monday I have a one hour zumba class at the school where I work - so sometimes walk there and back if my friend is not picking me up, and at weekends I do a DVD if its raining or do 1hr+ walking with hubby (and possibly son).

    Its worked for me :smile:
  • dontwishforit_workforit
    dontwishforit_workforit Posts: 112 Member
    Used to go at eight a.m.once I got out of work. Rarely do I go at that time now due to being tired so when I do it is maybe for a half hour then go to bed. However I now have a workout partner (thank you Mfp!) and we go Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. Friday's are family walk day normally with the dogs in tow and that keeps my weekend free.
  • lwoodroff
    lwoodroff Posts: 1,431 Member
    3 times a week, we get home, the huz goes out for a run, I feed and prep the kids for bed while getting into my gym kit, he gets home, finishes putting them to bed, I go to the gym.. we eat when I get home. This isn't perfect (eating around 9pm, then a shower..) but it gets it done. One of those 3 times is a weekend day, which is occasionally a morning session if he can haul himself out on a run in time!
  • dontwishforit_workforit
    dontwishforit_workforit Posts: 112 Member
    After work. I work nights 11pm-7am. I go straight to the gym after work.

    Past Go, do not stop. Do not collect $200!

    Yes, I also work overnight.
  • kreza98
    kreza98 Posts: 13 Member
    My gym is in my garage, and the only way for me to stay motivated is to work out every morning. I get up at 6am, eat something, wait half an hour, then get in there and do either CV or weights depending on what I did the day before. It's really nice at the moment because it's sunny and warm in the mornings, but winter is going to be rough!
  • nadiB
    nadiB Posts: 283 Member
    Before work, gives me a nice boost for the day!
  • lj8576
    lj8576 Posts: 156
    I work nights and I go to a 24 hr gym usually on my nights off. When I work I go in the afternoon before work
  • magnum26
    magnum26 Posts: 356 Member
    I work 9-5:30 and usually go to the gym around 6pm after work.
  • JenToms80
    JenToms80 Posts: 373 Member
    I try and change it up - so I'll run at about 6am

    But then will do classes in the evening :smile:
  • Yogi_Carl
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    I just busted out 3 sets of close footed squats to warm up the quads, then 3 sets of one legged squats followed by 3 sets of Pistol Squats and I'll be working Core mid afternoon - at work in between client appointments and the really helpful ones who don't bother to turn up; thank you I'll use your time for training!

    My gym goes where my body goes.
  • luckynky
    luckynky Posts: 123 Member
    I either work out at home in my basement or go to Zumba class. During the week it's at 6:30 pm, on Saturdays it's around 10 or 11 am. I like evening workouts because this is the time when traditionally I just keep snacking until I go to bed. So now, I eat a light dinner early (around 5:00), then workout, then I'm not hungry for the two hours I have left before I'm falling asleep. I've tried getting up early (I'd have to get up at least by 5:30 am), but it just doesn't work well for me- I've never been a morning person and just can't get myself going until I've had a cup of coffee!
  • chandanista
    chandanista Posts: 986 Member
    Absolutely any time I can!

    Let me explain. For a while I was going to the gym at 5 AM because that's when it opened and I would have it done for the day. Then I started incorporating some of my newfound endurance into my daily life. I bike to work on good weather days. During downtime at work I do squats and planks. After work, I put my son in the bike trailer and we go to the store together for small shopping needs (it has to fit in the trailer with him). I run/walk the dogs up and down the road while cleaning up litter (hey, might as well make the world a prettier place while I work on myself). I do light weight workouts at home. One or two nights a week I go to Zumba to get away and decompress a little.

    And sometimes right after work, I go to the gym. Maybe twice a week now, as opposed to 4-5 a few months ago. As I told my sister yesterday, I am just too busy since summer is in full swing. Still getting my workouts, though!
  • sorcha1977
    sorcha1977 Posts: 133 Member
    I work full-time Mon-Fri, and I'm in school.

    During the week, I work out after work since it's so much easier than waking up early. I swim laps after class Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evening, and I walk around my neighborhood the other days. I have an hour for lunch, so I walk during lunch break if I know it's going to be a busy evening (or I'm in the mood to go home and veg out). Then, I can go home and not feel guilty about laying around. ;)

    It really helped me to use a dry erase board to write out my weekly schedule and see where I could fit in 30-60 minutes here and there. If I get swamped during the week, I can always make up exercise minutes on the weekends. It's not uncommon for me to exercise for two hours on Saturday or Sunday because I missed a day during the week.

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